In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

Nurse scientist Linda Park, PhD, uses NIH funding to study cardiac rehab and digital tools—like pedometers and apps—to motivate post-surgery patients and prevent health decline.

Ten nurses discuss how they prepare for difficult conversations with patients. We invite all nurses and nursing leaders currently working in healthcare settings to participate in series of Q&As about ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - The decision to have weight loss surgery isn’t an easy one. On Monday night, KTIV shared the stories of two patients, at CNOS, who explained how they made the decision to ...

BATON ROUGE – For patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 70 or higher, metabolic surgery is a highly effective treatment for this form of extreme obesity. In preparing for this minimally invasive ...